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Tornado Warning 61, NWS Jackson, MS

April 28, 2014Kemper County, Lauderdale County, Newton County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 8:23 PM CDT for Kemper County, Lauderdale County, Newton County, Mississippi. It was in force for 67 min. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 28, 2014, 8:23 PM CDT (01:23 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2014, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Newton County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 28, 8:35 PM CDT	TORNADO 1	4 Ssw Duffee, MS	TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CHUNKY-DUFFEE RD AND WELLS RD IN EASTERN NEWTON CO...CONTINUING EASTWARD INTO LAUDERDALE CO. TORNADO CONTINUED THROUGH THE SUQUALENA COMMUNITY CROSSING MS HWY 494 AND MS HWY 19. IT LIFTED AROUND MS HWY 495 NEAR THE
Apr 28, 8:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Collinsville, MS	NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN
Apr 28, 8:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Martin, MS	NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN
Apr 28, 8:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Suqualena, MS	SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN
Apr 28, 8:48 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Se Collinsville, MS	NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES SNAPPED ON ALLEN SWAMP ROAD JUST WEST OF OKATIBBEE CREEK. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Apr 28, 8:50 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Nw Marion, MS	TREES BLOWN DOWN IN THE BAILEY AREA
Apr 28, 8:55 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Ssw Meridian Station, MS	TREES BLOWN DOWN JUST NORTH OF MERIDIAN
Apr 28, 8:55 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Meridian, MS	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN MERIDIAN
Apr 28, 9:20 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Meridian, MS	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN MERIDIAN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 28, 12:39 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr
Apr 28, 7:59 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 198 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1160 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1240 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 236 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 361 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.6
Supercell composite: 9.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

316 
WFUS54 KJAN 290123
TORJAN
MSC069-075-101-290230-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0061.140429T0123Z-140429T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
823 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 823 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DECATUR...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DUFFEE AROUND 835 PM CDT.
  SUQUALENA AND COLLINSVILLE AROUND 845 PM CDT.
  MERIDIAN AROUND 855 PM CDT.
  MARION AROUND 900 PM CDT.
  DALEVILLE AROUND 905 PM CDT.
  MERIDIAN STATION AROUND 910 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3263 8854 3235 8858 3232 8903 3255 8901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 257DEG 29KT 3242 8903

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

CME

4 follow-up statements

682 
WWUS54 KJAN 290134
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
834 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

MSC069-075-101-290230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-140429T0230Z/
NEWTON MS-LAUDERDALE MS-KEMPER MS-
834 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KEMPER...
NORTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE AND NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM
CDT...

AT 834 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DUFFEE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SUQUALENA AND COLLINSVILLE AROUND 845 PM CDT.
  MERIDIAN AROUND 855 PM CDT.
  MARION AROUND 900 PM CDT.
  DALEVILLE AROUND 905 PM CDT.
  MERIDIAN STATION AROUND 910 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3263 8854 3235 8858 3232 8903 3255 8901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 257DEG 29KT 3244 8893

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

CME

785 
WWUS54 KJAN 290146
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
846 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

MSC101-290156-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-140429T0230Z/
NEWTON MS-
846 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE THREAT HAS ENDED FOR THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3235 8858 3233 8889 3257 8887 3263 8854
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 257DEG 29KT 3245 8883

$$

MSC069-075-290230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-140429T0230Z/
LAUDERDALE MS-KEMPER MS-
846 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KEMPER AND
NORTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 846 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SUQUALENA...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MERIDIAN AROUND 855 PM CDT.
  MARION AND DALEVILLE AROUND 905 PM CDT.
  MERIDIAN STATION AROUND 910 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3235 8858 3233 8889 3257 8887 3263 8854
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 257DEG 29KT 3245 8883

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

CME

072 
WWUS54 KJAN 290154
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
854 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

MSC069-290204-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-140429T0230Z/
KEMPER MS-
854 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KEMPER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE THREAT HAS ENDED FOR THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3257 8881 3258 8856 3235 8858 3233 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 268DEG 30KT 3244 8874

$$

MSC075-290230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-140429T0230Z/
LAUDERDALE MS-
854 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LAUDERDALE COUNTY
UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 854 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR NELLIEBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MARION AROUND 905 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3257 8881 3258 8856 3235 8858 3233 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 268DEG 30KT 3244 8874

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

CME

893 
WWUS54 KJAN 290201
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
901 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

MSC075-290230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-140429T0230Z/
LAUDERDALE MS-
901 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LAUDERDALE COUNTY
UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 902 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MARION...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL
LAUDERDALE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3234 8876 3257 8873 3258 8856 3235 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 268DEG 30KT 3244 8866

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

CME

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 7:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Copiah, Simpson	57 min
Apr 28, 7:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott	2 hr
Apr 28, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee	39 min
Apr 28, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba	41 min
Apr 28, 7:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Noxubee	54 min
Apr 28, 7:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Newton, Scott	53 min
Apr 28, 7:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin	37 min
Apr 28, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson	52 min
Apr 28, 7:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba	66 min
Apr 28, 8:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith	54 min
Apr 28, 8:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Lauderdale, Newton, Scott	4 hr
Apr 28, 8:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Attala	3 days
Apr 28, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith	67 min
Apr 28, 8:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Winston	12 hr
Apr 28, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	51 min
Apr 28, 8:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Smith	62 min
Apr 28, 8:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lauderdale	52 min
Apr 28, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Simpson	39 min
Apr 28, 9:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	65 min
Apr 28, 9:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jones, Smith	39 min
Apr 28, 9:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Jones	66 min
Apr 28, 9:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	55 min
Apr 28, 10:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Jones	4 hr
Apr 28, 10:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Smith	4 hr
Apr 28, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	60 min
Apr 28, 11:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	77 min
Apr 28, 11:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	4 hr
Apr 29, 2:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Clarke	5 days
Apr 29, 4:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	JAN	Clarke, Clay, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jones and 10 more	15 hr
Apr 29, 2:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	32 min
Apr 29, 2:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison	42 min
Apr 29, 3:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence, Lincoln	44 min
Apr 29, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott	65 min
Apr 29, 3:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin, Scott	28 min
Apr 29, 3:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba, Winston	55 min
Apr 29, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Oktibbeha	47 min
Apr 29, 4:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Oktibbeha, Winston	38 min
Apr 29, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Scott	40 min
Apr 29, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba	29 min
Apr 29, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence, Lincoln	38 min
Apr 29, 4:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper	62 min
Apr 29, 4:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Neshoba	60 min
Apr 29, 4:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Kemper, Leake, Neshoba	4 hr
Apr 29, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence	53 min
Apr 29, 5:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Lowndes	2 hr
Apr 29, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence	55 min
Apr 29, 5:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lincoln	42 min
Apr 29, 5:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Kemper, Noxubee	4 hr
Apr 29, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott, Smith	48 min
Apr 29, 5:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Neshoba	43 min
Apr 29, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington	67 min
Apr 29, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lauderdale	58 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.